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The final component of my Thanksgiving dinner was of course the dessert! Normally when I am thinking about a dessert for Thanksgiving I head toward pumpkin or sometimes even sweet potato but this year I wanted to try something new and I went with another great fall ingredient, the chestnut. I don't use chestnuts nearly enough and I was thinking that a chestnut cheesecake would be a perfect way to end my Thanksgiving feast! After looking around for a while I settled on this recipe for a chestnut cheesecake that is topped with a rum-y syrup.

Overall this recipe is pretty standard for a cheesecake and it is actually quite easy to make. You basically just press the crumb crust into a pan, mix all of the filling ingredients, pour the mixture into the pan and bake it. This recipe uses a hot water bath to help ensure that the top does not crack but you could skip this part if you prefer. You could use canned chestnut puree or if you have the time it is pretty easy to make your own.

tortedI am going to try this chestnuts cheese cake right away . every Thanksgiving I make a pumpkin cheesecake this year it may be Chestnuts. I am french , the french always did a lot of cooking with chestnuts. I remember as a child buying chestnuts in the street and the merchant screaming"chaud chaud les marrons!!". Thank you

Okay, Kevin, I'll admit that I am discovering your Thanksgiving menu from dessert on backwards but oh what a dessert! I agree about always turning to pumpkin, sweet potato or even apple and chestnut is fabulous! I did a couple chestnut desserts last year. This cheesecake is gorgeous! Now I want to try, too, and I happen to have both canned purée and cooked vacuum packed. Delicious!

Kevin, what a trendy idea! Thanks for including the link to your "old" Chestnut Puree recipe. What milk are you using with it these days... whole, 2%, 1%, skim, or does it matter? I was even wondering about coconut milk, if that would work.

hey Kevin I have a question about the chestnut cheesecake can I wanted to chopped candied chestnuts so I'm wondering how that would affect the chestnut puree so if you could see jazz suggest how to even then out cold really appreciate it

Bea Long: I have not tried using candied chestnuts to make the puree but they would be good and a blender should be able to puree them. You may nee to soak or even boil them a bit first depending on how hard they are. Enjoy!

I have some chestnuts left over from a Valentine's recipe I created for my blog and I wasn't quite sure what to do with them, other than sit and eat them out of the tin! Cheesecake sounds like a great idea.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.